Five years teaching at the top of the world

Howard French: Everything Under the Heavens

Sunday, 28.5.2017

How China’s ancient carrot-and-stick concept guides its rise, and why it has just 15 years to secure its place in the world.
Howard French, American China watcher, talks about Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, and his new book looking at how the nation’s rise accords with a concept it has long taken for granted – tianxia. Von James Kidd. Quelle: SCMP.

The rise and rise of Xi Jinping’s new man [Cai Qi] in Beijing

Why are middle class Chinese moving their money abroad?

Sunday, 28.5.2017

Homes in Thailand, insurance in Hong Kong – investors have many ways to skirt the rules and send their savings overseas, leaving Beijing with a growing headache in its war on capital flight. Von Coco Liu. Quelle: SCMP.